Big rise in long-term sick hitting UK workforce

Big rise in long-term sick hitting UK workforce The UK risks a shrinking workforce caused by long-term sickness, a new report warns.

Pensions and health consultants Lane, Clark and Peacock (LCP) says there has been a sharp increase in "economic inactivity" - working-age adults who are not in work or looking for jobs.

The figure has risen by 516,000 since Covid hit, and early retirement does not appear to explain it.

The total of long-term sick, meanwhile, has gone up by 353,000, says LCP. BBC News

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• "The Great Retirement or the Great Sickness?” – is the Government at risk of ‘barking up the wrong tree’ on the rise in economic inactivity Lane, Clark and Peacock